Hi Anonymous,
Congratulations to having your foot already in the door with the call scheduled!
ad 1) There is no one single set of questions to ask to finally earn a referral. However, I am not sure if it's a realistic expectation that you will get his referral immediately in that one phone call - I'd rather look a it as the starting point for a process.
In any case, be prepared and check McKinsey activities around the topic of your specialization. A 'good' way to show your interest in the firm is thinking and highlighting ideas (in a structured way) on what you could potentially contribute to the firm.
At the same time, try to inquire key criteria from the partner when it comes to hiring persons like you, and make sure you keep tidy notes on that, so that you can follow-up on those items periodically.
If that process goes well, you will finally get some visible sign that your partner is ready to refer you.
ad 2) No worries about that - absolutely standard situation.
Hope that helps - if so, please be so kind and give it a thumbs-up with the green upvote button below!
Robert
Hi Anonymous,
Congratulations to having your foot already in the door with the call scheduled!
ad 1) There is no one single set of questions to ask to finally earn a referral. However, I am not sure if it's a realistic expectation that you will get his referral immediately in that one phone call - I'd rather look a it as the starting point for a process.
In any case, be prepared and check McKinsey activities around the topic of your specialization. A 'good' way to show your interest in the firm is thinking and highlighting ideas (in a structured way) on what you could potentially contribute to the firm.
At the same time, try to inquire key criteria from the partner when it comes to hiring persons like you, and make sure you keep tidy notes on that, so that you can follow-up on those items periodically.
If that process goes well, you will finally get some visible sign that your partner is ready to refer you.
ad 2) No worries about that - absolutely standard situation.
Hope that helps - if so, please be so kind and give it a thumbs-up with the green upvote button below!
Robert